{"product_id":"madness-of-women","title":"Madness of Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNominated for the 2012\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Distinguished Publication Award of the Association for Women in Psychology!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy are women more likely to be positioned or diagnosed as mad than men?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf madness is a social construction, a gendered label, as many feminist critics would argue, how can we understand and explain women's prolonged misery and distress? In turn, can we prevent or treat women’s distress, in a non-pathologising women centred way? \u003cem\u003eThe Madness of Women\u003c\/em\u003e addresses these questions through a rigorous exploration of the myths and realities of women's madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on academic and clinical experience, including case studies and in-depth interviews, as well as on the now extensive critical literature in the field of mental health, Jane Ussher presents a critical multifactorial analysis of women's madness that both addresses the notion that madness is a myth, and yet acknowledges the reality and multiple causes of women's distress. Topics include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe genealogy of women’s madness – incarceration of difficult or deviant women\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegulation through treatment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeconstrucing depression, PMS and borderline personality disorder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadness as a reasonable response to objectification and sexual violence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWomen’s narratives of resistance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of great interest to students and scholars of psychology, gender studies, sociology, women's studies, cultural studies, counselling and nursing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55021729710424,"sku":"9780415339285","price":67.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415339285.jpg?v=1768052739","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/madness-of-women","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}